Cedars-Sinai, based in Los Angeles, expanded its AI initiatives in 2025, applying real-world data to improve care delivery, streamline operations and support workforce training, according to Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer Mouneer Odeh.
The Cedars-Sinai AI Council — a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, researchers and data experts — played a key role in rolling out AI-driven projects across the health system, according to a Dec. 11 news release.
Here is a look at some of those initiatives:
- Voice-assisted documentation: Cedars-Sinai became the first health system to pilot the Aiva Nurse Assistant, a mobile app that transcribes nurse-dictated patient notes and inputs them into the EHR after validation. Initially launched on a 48-bed surgical unit, the tool is now being deployed more widely across Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to reduce clerical workload.
- Remote scoliosis monitoring: The health system introduced Momentum Spine at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s to monitor scoliosis progression in pediatric patients without radiation. The platform, which uses digital spine modeling and real-time brace-wear tracking, has helped reduce in-person visits while improving patient adherence. Expansion is planned for 2026.
- Virtual care app expansion: The Cedars-Sinai Connect platform, created with K Health, broadened its reach in 2025 to include pediatric patients and Spanish-speaking users throughout California. The 24/7 virtual care tool also streamlines workflows by minimizing administrative tasks for clinicians.
- AI education programs: Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University launched accredited academic tracks in AI, big data and machine learning. Its PhD in health artificial intelligence, the first of its kind embedded within a hospital, combines interdisciplinary coursework with hands-on clinical data experience.
- Leadership appointments: To support AI integration, Cedars-Sinai appointed new leaders in health, nursing and medical informatics. The health system also named its first vice dean and chief artificial intelligence health research officer to oversee the newly created AI in Medicine Research Center.
- Training and prototype development: More than 1,000 employees completed training in AI prompting, and over 6,000 users enrolled in Cedars-Sinai’s proprietary GPT platform. Through events like the Prompt-A-Thon, staff worked with technical coaches to develop and refine AI-based tools to improve efficiency.
